Saddletree



UNITED STATES PATENT FIQE.

J. NECE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

SADDLETREE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 22,130, dated November 23, 1858..

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JESSE Nuon, of the city of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saddletrees; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

My invention relates to improvements in saddle trees, in which the pommel and cantle are hinged to the side pieces, and my improvements (which are applicable to wooden saddletrees only) consist in rounding the under side of both the pommel and cantle, Where they bear on the side pieces, and so guiding the said side pieces, that they may be free to vibrate on the hinges and adjust themselves to the horses back, and still retain their proper relative positions with the pommel and cantle, to which are attached such metal arched pieces for receiving the girth straps, that the latter may oder no impediment to the free movement o-f the side pieces.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and-use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation.

On reference to the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this specification; Figure l is a side view of my improved saddle tree; Fig. 2 a plan of the same; Fig. 3 an end view looking toward the pommel in the direction of the arrow l (Fig. l); Fig. l an end view looking toward the cantle in the direction of the arrow 2 (Fig. l) Figs. 5 and 6 sectional views showing the method of jointing the pommel and cantle to the side pieces.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A and A are the two side pieces, B is the pommel and C the cantle of the saddle, the whole being made of wood. The opposite ends of both cantle and pommel are jointed to the opposite side pieces in the manner illustrated in the sectional views Figs. 5 and 6.

Into the underside and on each lside of both pommel and cantle, is screwed one arm of the T shaped piece D, one of the horizontal arms l of which fits snugly but freely into a block a, projecting from and forming a part of the strip z, alluded to hereafter, the other arm e fitting into a block Z), which has iianges secured to the side of the recess formed in the side piece, for the reception of the T formed piece and the blocks a and b.

In order to retain the pommel and cantle in their proper relative position with respect to the side pieces, as well as to retain the T formed piece in its proper position, I secure to the opposite side pieces on each side of the pommel B, the strips or flanges 7L and z', and on each side of the cantle C, strips or flanges it and z", the strips lz, and It on the outside of the pommel and cantle, which form a part of the projections a, should be made of metal, while those z' and z", on the inside, may be made of wood. These strips fit closely against the sides of the pommel and cantle, so as to allow the side pieces to vibrate freely a limited distance on the T pieces D as the centers of vibration, and, in order to allow for this limited vibration, the under sides of both pommel and cantle, where they are in contact with the side pieces, are rounded as seen in Fig. 5.

It will now be seen, that the side pieces A and A are allowed to vibrate freely, so as to adjust themselves accurately to the horses back, while the relative positions of the pommel and cantle are maintained as firmly as though they were secured permanently together, as in ordinary saddles. On the outside of the pommel B, I secure a metal arched piece E, and, on the outside of the cantle, asimilar arched piece F. The ends of these arched pieces are so situated, as regards the side pieces A and A, that the latter are never in contact with the former, eX cept-ing when the side pieces are moved inward to the utmost limit of their vibration. The straps, by means of which the saddle is girthed to the horse, pass over and are secured to these arched pieces, which thus receive the strain exerted on the saddle, when the latter is being girthed. By the employment of the arched pieces E and F, secured as they are to the pommel and cantle in the position illustrated, the saddle girths secured to the same can in no way interrupt the vibratory movements of the side pieces A and A.

I do not claim broadly, hinging the pommel and cantle of saddles to the side pieces of the same, being aware that such a device is old: But

I do claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:-

l. Rounding the underside of both the pominel B and cantle C of a Wooden saddletree, Where they bear on the side pieces, and employing, in Combination with the Whole, the side strips it and i and L and z", so that the said side pieces may be free to vibrate on their hinges, and still retain their proper relative position With regard to the poinlnel and ezintle, as herein set forth.

2. The metal arched pieces E and F, secured to the pommel and Gentle of the saddletree, as herein described, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification beforev two subscribing Witnesses.

JESSE NEUE. Vitnesses:

HENRY HoWsoN, HENRY ODIORME. 

